Description

Take those boring chicken thighs up a notch with this easy to make crispy chicken, melted cheese, wilted spinach, artichoke hearts and sun-dried tomatoes. Clean up is a snap with only 1 skillet to wash.

Ingredients

• 1½ lb. bone-in, skin-on, chicken thighs (about 4 pieces)
• ⅓ c. goat cheese, softened
• ⅓ c. cream cheese, softened
• ¼ c. wilted spinach, chopped and squeezed of extra moisture
• ¼ cup drained artichoke hearts, chopped
• ¼ c. sun-drained tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1 T. fresh basil, finely chopped
• kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2-3 T. olive or canola oil
• ½ c. chicken stock or broth
• additional basil, for garnish

Steps

1. Allow chicken to sit at room temperature for at least 20 minutes before cooking, so that the chicken comes to even internal temperature for even cooking.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. In a medium sized bowl, mix goat cheese and cream cheese together until smooth. Stir the spinach, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, kosher salt and pepper into the cheese mixture until combined.